Co-owner Mark Chisum poses with Fox Island Bakery's new truck. (Annie Ropeik/KUCB)

New restaurants are a rare sight in Unalaska. And when they do pop up, they're usually not on wheels. Enter the Fox Island Bakery food truck. As KUCB's Annie Ropeik reports, the rolling cafe is set to open up for business on Saturday.

Mark and Tammy Chisum have been running Fox Island Bakery through phone and web orders for about five years. But the couple always wanted to put the business on the road.

"Tammy's been wanting a food truck for, like – oh, like, 10 years," Mark says. "Because it's definitely the place for it – the weather, the people, the community, meal services, and there's a need for it."

Down the line, Mark says they hope to park the truck in places like the city dock, for longshoremen to grab a bite during long shifts in bad weather. But for now, they're starting small – opening Saturday from 10 to 6 p.m. on Airport Beach Road, between Safeway and the Grand Aleutian.

That'll be their breakfast and lunch spot during the week. Then, after school, they'll drive over to the community center parking lot on East Broadway.

"I think we want it to be, like, a community truck. We want it to be something the community can enjoy," Mark says. "We can be there for the people here in town – everybody – and just have something positive for the community. Something fun! Something new and different."

The truck definitely sticks out in Unalaska's brown winter landscape. It's covered in local photographs of blue sky, pink flowers and bright green tundra, with the Fox Island logo on the back. There's a serving window on one side, and speakers for playing music.

Mark: And there's a little courtesy table from the customers – [splash] a little rainwater coming out of there – and there'll be little props that hold that up, so you can come in and set your food there...

The truck runs on its own power when it's parked. It was once a delivery truck, but Mark says they had it outfitted as a food truck by a company in British Columbia.

"If you're gonna send something to Dutch Harbor, you want in good condition," he says. "So we got the truck and took it to the builder in Canada … and they started on it last April, so it's kind of been a long road."

They shipped the truck from Tacoma on the Horizon Kodiak earlier this year. Since then, they've been getting the inside ready to go. The truck is built like an RV – with hot water, refrigeration and even a staff toilet onboard. The narrow, stainless steel kitchen can do almost anything, from proofing bread to charring steaks to serving ice cream.

Mark: [clattering] Let's see if I can remember how this went...

Next to an oven for toasting sandwiches, Mark is struggling with the lid of the deep fryer.

Mark: We don't have the fry baskets in right now, because they make a lot of noise when you're going down the road. So that'll open up... [clattering] the oil goes in the bottom, guard underneath that, and that'll be full of hot oil. We'll be doing fries, french fries, fried items...

... including donuts. The truck will be offering single servings of a range of Tammy's baked goods, like the cakes and brownies she sells online right now. She's been making those in the PCR kitchen for the past few years – so the truck, she says, will be a bit of a transition.

"You don't have a lot of room to work," Tammy says. "But I think between me and my helper, it's plenty of space for the two of us."

They'll also be serving Filipino specials, and catering parties. The truck's daily prices will range from $8 for salads and breakfast sandwiches, on up to $15 for subs and $17 for a bacon cheeseburger.